2004 Toyota Sequoia problems
Owners have filed 579 complaints about the 2004 Toyota Sequoia with NHTSA. Electronic stability control (ESC) accounts for 16.9% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of structure at 13.5%.
Complaints579
Crashes24
Fires1
Injuries28
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electronic stability control (ESC) 16.9% · 98
Structure 13.5% · 78
Vehicle speed control 9.2% · 53
Service brakes 8.6% · 50
Suspension 8.1% · 47
Service brakes, hydraulic 7.3% · 42
Electrical system 5.9% · 34
Traction control system 5.4% · 31
Severity
Of those complaints, 24 describe a crash, 1 describe a fire and 28 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 7 model years of the Toyota Sequoia in this data, 2004 sits 4th by complaint volume. 2002 draws the most.
Filing volume has held steady, 14 in the last three years against 16 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 97,785 miles.
In owners' own words
I have a '04 Sequoia 4wd ltd, my vsc trac, vsc off and abs lights come on and stay on, they never go off. The visit to a dealer ended with them stating that they could not read any codes, so the vsc computer needs to be replaced, about $1,500.00 Total. The car is not experiencing any problems, but, the lights stay on.....Sequoia has 83k miles. Anyone offer any advice or help to solve the problems? Electronic stability control (ESC) · reported at 82,000 miles
I was traversing a driveway covered with about 6 inches of snow. The drive slopped slightly to the right. My speed was less than 10mph. Suddenly the Sequoia started to slide sideways to the right. I stepped on the accelerator to regain control. The stability control activated and prevented any acceleration. I slid sideways down the hill and was stopped when I slid into a pine tree. Electronic stability control (ESC) · reported at 88,750 miles
2004 Sequoia with 75,000 miles. Driving down road in the middle of the summer and abs light comes on and the brakes went into anti skid mode. Very scary and had the kids in the car. Had to pull over and turn off the car. The vsc and abs lights are staying on. Took car to dealership and they know it is a known problem. They want to charge us $1400.00 To get it fixed. Electronic stability control (ESC) · reported at 75,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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Other Toyota Sequoia years
2001 857 complaints · 14.5% electronic stability control (ESC) 2002 1,126 complaints · 17.4% electronic stability control (ESC) 2003 877 complaints · 18.0% electronic stability control (ESC) 2005 558 complaints · 16.7% electronic stability control (ESC) 2006 293 complaints · 15.7% air bags 2007 194 complaints · 17.5% air bags